Glass fragment with falcon headThese tiny fragments, possibly inlays from shrines and furniture, wer
Glass fragment with falcon headThese tiny fragments, possibly inlays from shrines and furniture, were made from polychrome glass canes laid side by side to create a picture The rods were fused, left to cool, stretched to miniaturize, then sliced to form each piece. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC, from Alexandria. Christie’s, London -- source link
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